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Photojournalist shot with pepper balls at Los Angeles ‘No Kings’ protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Madison Swart (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photographer attacked by protesters at LA immigration demonstration

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Tod Seelie (Freelance)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist shot with crowd-control munition amid LA ‘No Kings’ protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Matthew Reamer (Die Zeit [Germany])

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Unknown

Independent journalist assaulted at Seattle protest

Incident Details

Updated on: October 17, 2025
Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Cam Higby (Today Is America)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Protective equipment, 2
Actor →: Private individual

Student photojournalist hit with flash-bang shrapnel at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ethan Cohen ([California State University] Long Beach Current)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Videographer hit by pepper ball while covering Oregon ICE protest

Incident Details

Updated on: November 21, 2025
Date of incident: June 13, 2025
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:25-cv-02170
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist shoved to the ground by police at immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Whittier, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Los Angeles Public Press)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls at LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jen Golbeck (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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